Latest content added for UNT Digital Library Collection: Office of Technology Assessmenthttp://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/OTA/browse/?fq=str_location_country:United+States&display=grid2012-08-31T21:48:36-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing UNT Digital Library Collection: Office of Technology AssessmentThe Role of technology in the education, training, and retraining of adult workers: a report2012-08-31T21:48:36-05:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc99140/<p><a href="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc99140/"><img alt="The Role of technology in the education, training, and retraining of adult workers: a report" title="The Role of technology in the education, training, and retraining of adult workers: a report" src="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc99140/small/"/></a></p><p>This report shows how new technological tools or devices are being used in adult education and training it examines the evidence of their effectiveness and costs and it suggests prospects for the future use of technologies.</p>Issues in capitation: risk of financial ruin for providers and ways to control this risk2012-08-31T21:48:36-05:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc99135/<p><a href="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc99135/"><img alt="Issues in capitation: risk of financial ruin for providers and ways to control this risk" title="Issues in capitation: risk of financial ruin for providers and ways to control this risk" src="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc99135/small/"/></a></p><p>The purpose of this report is to explore issues relating to healthcare expenses. To examine the concept of risk for providers in a capitation payment environment and to estimate the effectiveness of various risk limiting techniques.</p>Technology, public policy, and the changing structure of American agriculture, Background papers, Volume II2012-08-31T21:48:36-05:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc99139/<p><a href="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc99139/"><img alt="Technology, public policy, and the changing structure of American agriculture, Background papers, Volume II" title="Technology, public policy, and the changing structure of American agriculture, Background papers, Volume II" src="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc99139/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the commodity programs that have been developed over the years with the objective to raise farm outcomes.</p>Beneath the bottom line: agricultural approaches to reduce agrichemical contamination of groundwater, part B management2012-08-31T21:48:36-05:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc99136/<p><a href="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc99136/"><img alt="Beneath the bottom line: agricultural approaches to reduce agrichemical contamination of groundwater, part B management" title="Beneath the bottom line: agricultural approaches to reduce agrichemical contamination of groundwater, part B management" src="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc99136/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the assessment of agrichemicals in ground water in the United States in the late 1970's. A series of recommendations are offered in this report to help solve the problems.</p>Beneath the bottom line: agricultural approaches to reduce agrichemical contamination of groundwater2012-08-31T21:48:36-05:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc99137/<p><a href="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc99137/"><img alt="Beneath the bottom line: agricultural approaches to reduce agrichemical contamination of groundwater" title="Beneath the bottom line: agricultural approaches to reduce agrichemical contamination of groundwater" src="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc99137/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the agricultural practices that are contributing to the contamination of groundwater, how to develop alternative practices, it outlines major components of the water quality issues, and describes the integrating and coordinating activities of the respective federal agencies.</p>Economic considerations in regulating neurotoxic substances2012-08-31T21:48:36-05:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc99138/<p><a href="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc99138/"><img alt="Economic considerations in regulating neurotoxic substances" title="Economic considerations in regulating neurotoxic substances" src="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc99138/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses economic consideration in regulating neurotoxic substances which involves balancing the economic benefits of utilizing these substances commercially against their actual or potential risks to human health and the environment.</p>How technology affects teaching2012-08-16T09:13:59-05:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc97476/<p><a href="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc97476/"><img alt="How technology affects teaching" title="How technology affects teaching" src="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc97476/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses a study that provides an opportunity for teachers to speak to policy makers about their experiences with educational technology.</p>Influences on development and innovation in educational technology2012-08-16T09:13:59-05:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc97473/<p><a href="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc97473/"><img alt="Influences on development and innovation in educational technology" title="Influences on development and innovation in educational technology" src="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc97473/small/"/></a></p><p>This report provides a look at the history of educational technology, including both successful and unsuccessful government and private enterprise projects during the past three decades. The report examines trends in technological factors and new technologies that will influence development of innovative educational hardware and software during the next five years.</p>Innovative use of information technology in facilitating public access to agency decisionmaking: an assessment of the experience in state and local governments: final report2012-08-16T09:13:59-05:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc97346/<p><a href="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc97346/"><img alt="Innovative use of information technology in facilitating public access to agency decisionmaking: an assessment of the experience in state and local governments: final report" title="Innovative use of information technology in facilitating public access to agency decisionmaking: an assessment of the experience in state and local governments: final report" src="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc97346/small/"/></a></p><p>This report contains four sections. First part discusses methods and data collection, part two presents the framework, part three presents the findings from the brief sample survey of state and local agencies they conducted, as well as data from case studies dealing with use of information technology in providing public access to local government data. Part five evaluates the consistency of these findings and comment of their relevance for federal government considerations.</p>Mapping our genes: federal genome projects: How vast? How fast?: contractor reports, volume 12012-08-16T09:13:59-05:00http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc97343/<p><a href="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc97343/"><img alt="Mapping our genes: federal genome projects: How vast? How fast?: contractor reports, volume 1" title="Mapping our genes: federal genome projects: How vast? How fast?: contractor reports, volume 1" src="http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc97343/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the research and technology efforts aimed at mapping and sequencing large portions or entire genomes. It includes the implication of technologies, social and ethical issues, applications in research biology and medicine etc.</p>